Cream cooler



Jan. 12 192s.

L. TOMHAVE CREAM C0 OLER Filed August 25, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheat 1 h. Zlwuewfoz Jan. 12 1926.

L. TOMHAVE CREAM COOLER Filed August 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jam 12, 19 26.

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cum cooLna I Application ma Augult 25, ms. Serial No. 52,415.

To all wkomz't may concern:

Be it known. that I, .LOUIB TOMHAVE, a

citizen of the United States, residin 1 Fergus Falls, in the county of Otter and State of Minnesota, have in'vented certain new and useful Improvements in Cream Coolers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

is invention relates to cream coolers, and the neral object of this invention is to provid e a cooler into which cream from a separator may be placed directly for the purpose of coolin the cream to thereby remove the animal fieat therefrom. This method of cooling cream gives a better allowed to cool in the slow and quality ofv cream than if the cream were natural manner. a

A further object is to provide a device of this character which includes an outer can or water container and .a supporting structure adapted to be placed within this outer can an the cream container may be disposed within the supporting structure with no danger of being tipped over, and this supporting structure will hold the cream contalner properly centered with relation to the water container so that water may pass beneath the bottom of the cream containerand around the side thereof.

Astill further object is'to provide means 'for supporting the can, which support is adjustable vertically so as to accommodate cans of different heights or outer cans of Another 0 ject is to provide means for locking the can within the cooler'which will resist the tendency of the can to rise up because of itsbuoyancy.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a top plan view of a cream cooler constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a verticalcsection on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a f entary vertical section on the line 33'of Fi re 15 Figure 4 is a vertica sectional view through the supporting means for the can, the supporting egs being omitted;

'ture shown in F' which is so constructed that upward therefrom are four in the area bounded by the four stri Figure 5 is an elevation of one of the supporting legs;

Figure -6 is a top plpn view of the'struc- Figure 7 is an view of the upper porting structure;

Figure s is a vertical sectional view through a cooler showing cans in place therein;

Figure '9 is a vertical section 9-9 of Figure 8.

Referring to these drawings, and particularly to Figures 1 to 6, 10 designates the outer can or container desi ed to contain water. This can is provide as illustrated, adjacent its u per end with a. bail 11 and a handle 12. T e cream can is designated 13 and this cream can is smaller in diameter than the water can so that the cream can may be inserted in the water can. For the purposeof supporting the cream can within the water can' and supporting the cream can in spaced relation to the bottom of the water can, I provide a supporting frame or holder, illustrated particularly in Figures 4- an?! 6, consisting of a base formed by two crossed strips of metal 14. These are referably one-sixteenth of an inch thic by one and a quarter inches wide and are prefer'ably of galvanized iron. These strips at their extremities are bent downward. These strips cross each other at the middle and are riveted together, as at 16.

Riveted to these strips 14 and extending supporting strips 17 also formed ofgalvanize strap iron, these strips at their upper ends being outwardlyturned, as at 18, and then down wardly bent. These strips are connected at their upper ends by means of a strap iron annulus 19 which is riveted to the up ends of the strips. 'There is thus rovi ed a structure having a base, upstan mg supports having outwardly disposed ends 18 which, when di osed within the can 10 will be accurate y centered therein, and then the cream can may be disposed and will be supported in centered re ation to the water can and at the same time in enlarged sectional detail portion of the can supon the line spaced relation to the floor thereof.

end to form feet 24 which rest upon the bottom of the outer container 10. This cream can is provided with the usual cover I 25 having a. reticulated strainer cloth 26 soldered to the cover over the central opening and constituting a vent. This cream can is shown as being provided with a ball 27 and ears 28 with which the bail is engaged.

For the purpose of holding the cream can 13 firmly down in place within the water can without regard to the amount of water in the can. I provide locking chains 29, as shown in Figure 3, which are engaged with hooks 30 riveted to the sides of the water can 10, these chains having in their len h the springs 31 and at their u per ends eing formed with hooks 32 a apted to engage with the usual car 28 with which the bail 27 is engaged. The chains 29 may be let out to any desired extent or engaged with the hook 30 at an desired point so as to hold the cream can rmly in place.

In Figures 8 and 9 I have illustrated a relativel large cooler or container 33 having a Ii 34 and which is designed to contain a plurality of cans 13 or such a can as designated 13 and, of course, contain the supporting frame therefor. In this case a plurality of the supporting frames are disposed within the container 33. Where cream cans 13' of the shape of the ordinary.

milk can are used, the chains 29, as shown in Figure 9, may be used for holding the cans in place, these chains simply extending over the ordinary handles 35 onthe cans 13. Of course it will beunderstood that the container 33 is provided with a water inlet pipe 36 and upper and lower water outlet pipes 37 and 38, the latter being provided with a valve 39.

Cream is first placed in the small cooling cans 10, as shown in Figure 2, and then afterwards the cans 13 are transferred to the cooler 33 where the cooling water continuously circulates. It will be seen that this supporting structure is very simple, thoroughly effective, .and that the cans are locked within the supporting frame and that theseframes do not in any way interfere with the passage of water entirely around the can.

In Figures 8 and 9 the large cooler or container 33 and its lid 34 may be double walled to provide for insulation 40 being placed between these walls. It is to be understood, however, that this insulation may be of any suitable insulating material and that the double walls may slmply enclose an air space for insulating (purposes. The cover 34 is hinged to the b0 y 33 by means of the hin es 41 and is held closed when cans of milk are cooling by means of a has or like device 42. Means should be provided for preventing the cover from swinging clear ack when it is open.

I claim 1. A structure for supporting cream cans within water cans com rising a base formed of metallic strips and avi verticall extending members adapted to members extending upward from the base inward of the first named members to receive between them the cream can, and circular braces attached to the upper ends of the second named members.

2. A structure for supporting cream cans within water cans comprising a base hav' vertically extending members adapted to h around the cream can, the base and the vertically extending members being outwardly extended, vertical strips connecting the outwardly extending ends of the base and of the vertically extending members, and legs operatively connected to said vertical strips.

3. A structure for supporting cream cans within water cans comprlsing a base having vertically'extending members adapted to fit around the cream can, the base and the uppgrends of the vertically extending memrs being outwardly extended, vertical strips connecting the outwardly extending ends of the base and of the vertically extending members, and legs 0 eratively connected to said vertical strlps or vertical adjustment.

4. A structure for supporting cream cans within a water can comprising a base formed of metal strips and having vertically extending legs adapted to be disposed and centered within the water can, vertical members extending upward from the base inward of the legs and spaced from each other and adapted to receive between them the cream can, and vertical members disposed exteriorly of said legs and extending down below the same and adapted to rest upon the bottom of the water can, said legs and said last named vertical members being formed, one with a vertical series of keyhole slots and the other with headed pins adapted to engage in said slots.

5. structure for supporting cream cans within water cans comprising a base formed of crossed metallic strips, vertical strips attached to the crossed stri s and extending upward therefrom and a apted to fit relatively closely around the cream can, the upper ends of said strips being connected b an annular strip, the upper ends of dispose and centered within the water can, verticalstrips extending radially outward and then within which said pins are e'da ted to be downward, vertical members attached to engaged, said 1e extending owv the the last named downwardly extending ends crossed strips and ing adapted to fit withand to the downwardly extending ends ofin the water can.- the crossed stri s, said vertical members In testimonywhereof I hereunto afiixmy having outwar y 'rojecting headed pins, signature.

and legshaving a p urality of keyhole slots LOUIS TOMHAVE. T 

